|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Yates (ranked 3221 p4p, 2397 weight class) and Jordan Burroughs (ranked 291 p4p, 225 weight class). Jordan Burroughs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
|
|
|
179 cm 19 148 3 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm 27 155 3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Very strong |
|
Good wrestler Basic striking Powerful |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Burroughs! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burroughs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burroughs scrambles back to his feet. Burroughs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yates napping and manages to drive through into side control! Burroughs lands an elbow. Burroughs trying to control the position but Yates is working away. Burroughs in side control lands a decent elbow. Burroughs grinds an elbow into Yates's temple. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yates tries to get back to half guard but can't. Burroughs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Burroughs is putting a hurting on Yates here, landing some big shots from side control. Burroughs in side control lands a decent elbow. Yates taking a bit of punishment here - Burroughs scoring with strikes. Yates tries to buck Burroughs off but Burroughs is having none of it. Yates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Burroughs throws a strike aimed at the side of Yates's head but Yates avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burroughs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Burroughs lands an elbow. Burroughs in side control lands a decent elbow. Burroughs working the head with strikes. Burroughs looks up at the clock and then as Yates takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Burroughs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Burroughs scores with punches from side control. Burroughs cracks Yates with a big elbow. Yates takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Burroughs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yates is rocked! Yates takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Burroughs scoring with punches from side control. Burroughs is working Yates over with some ground and pound from side control. Oh Yates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burroughs working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Burroughs lands an elbow. A big shot lands for Burroughs! That's hurt Yates! Will he recover? Burroughs fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Burroughs! A very excited looking Jordan Burroughs rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|